Microsoft Copilot can create your PowerPoint for free.
You can even design your slides with a single click.
I'll show you how with just one prompt:
1. Generate content with Copilot
Using the prompt below, Copilot will :
- Search for information on your topic
- Write the content of your slides
- Generate a ready-to-use PowerPoint macro
Get free access to Copilot here:
copilot .microsoft .com
Here's the prompt template to use:
"Act as an expert in VBA macro creation for PowerPoint. Think step by step. Research information about [TOPIC]. Then create a PowerPoint macro that creates [XX] slides with a title and short text for each. Your answer need only be the macro's VBA code with ALL the information inside."
In the video example:
- [TOPIC] = "the history of Silicon Valley"
- [XX] = "10" (for 10 slides)
2. Create the slideshow using the macro
Access PowerPoint's Developer tab.
If you don't have it, right-click on the ribbon → Customize the Ribbon → Check Developer.
Click on Macros, enter a name and click on Create.
In the window, copy and paste the VBA code given by Copilot.
Note:
Check that the macro does not contain pptApp.Quit or pptPres.Close.
If it does, delete these to avoid any problems.
3. Run the macro
Run it using the play button at the top.
All content is automatically inserted into a new presentation.
You can easily modify the content of the slides before moving on to the design.
Note:
You can check the sources used by clicking on the links provided by Copilot.
All that's left is to design the slides.
4. Use Designer
Click in the top right-hand corner to access Designer.
Select a style you like to apply it automatically to the active slide.
You can do the same for subsequent slides to easily adapt the design to the content.
Designer also adds animations if you select certain styles.
And you're already done!
Now you know how to automatically generate a PowerPoint with Copilot!
Don't hesitate to generate the macro again if it doesn't work the first time.
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So a friendly reminder that OpenAI has released a guide to writing prompts for them.
Few important points and example:
The most important thing is to use delimiters, for example XML tags that look like this:
<context>
Your text...
</context>
You should also nest tags, for example: <outer><inner></inner></outer>
A concrete example below:
Prompt example:
I'm building a simple Python calculator application. It's a command-line interface (CLI) application for now, focusing on basic arithmetic operations. I'm using standard Python libraries and haven't implemented any complex error handling or UI yet.
When I perform a simple addition, like '2 + 2', the calculator sometimes returns '5' instead of '4'. This doesn't happen consistently, but it's reproducible after a few calculations. It seems to be more frequent after performing a division operation.
Identify the cause of this incorrect addition result and ensure that basic arithmetic operations, specifically addition, always return the correct value. I need to find the bug in my logic that's causing this intermittent incorrect calculation, possibly after a division.
Google has just launched an AI feature capable of planning, reasoning and searching the web.
All this is done in a single prompt using Deep Research.
This is literally the first reasoning model that has access to the internet. Game-changer.
How to use it below 🧵
1. Select model
Open Gemini Advanced and select “Deep Research” from the list at the top.
Then type your prompt. Example:
“Research all the possibilities for running a small AI model (LLM/SLM) locally on a Chromebook, without an internet connection.”
2. Edit the plan
You can adapt the plan before launching the research.
Just ask Gemini to delete, add, or modify steps. E.g:
“Add a step after the 3rd one: “Find out if it is possible to install an Android app on a Chromebook and run AI models locally within that environment”.